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February 28, 2025
Jonathan Tan, the Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor of Catholic Studies in the Department of Religious Studies, was a guest on Vox’s “Today, Explained” podcast in September. Tan spoke with podcast host Noel King in an episode titled “The Pope's Big Bet on China,” which is available on…
February 27, 2025
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered exactly what you’re seeing? On Friday, Feb. 28, if you take a moment to turn toward the sky, you’ll be in for a special treat. Seven planets—Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars—will be visible all at once, though you might…
February 25, 2025
When Annika Doneghy shadowed a neurosurgeon in high school, she had a conversation with an intensive care unit patient who recalled his experiences receiving care. In that moment, Doneghy realized her passion wasn’t operating on patients, but understanding and connecting with them, especially those…
February 19, 2025
Trial-and-error separations could be replaced by quantitative and predictive molecular methods, CWRU researchers find
February 17, 2025
Keep your relationships strong with these tips from CWRU neuroscientist and philosopher Anthony Jack
Valentine’s Day has a reputation for being celebrated with grand gestures of love: marriage proposals, gifts and special dates. But when the roses wilt and chocolates are long gone, relationship maintenance is still important—whether for a friend, a significant other, a family member and even…
February 14, 2025
Lydia Kisley Lydia Kisley, assistant professor of physics, was recently awarded the Young Fluorescence Investigator Award from the Biophysical Society’s Biological Fluorescence Subgroup. The Young Fluorescence Investigator Award is given to an outstanding researcher at the beginning of…
February 12, 2025
Chemistry researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found specific markers that may lead to new blood tests for disease
February 05, 2025
The Department of English is accepting applications for its annual prize competitions. Undergraduate students are invited to submit their applications by Friday, March 14, at 4 p.m. For poets The Finley Foster and Emily Hills Prize is for the best poem or group (three) of poems by an…
January 31, 2025
Walt Hunter, professor and chair of the Department of English at the College of Arts and Sciences, recently penned a piece published in The Atlantic. Titled “When Poets Face Death,” Hunter’s article explores the idea of facing death in writing, looking at three poets whose last poems offer…
January 31, 2025
Kathryn C. Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs in the Department of Political Science at the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote a chapter in the recently published book Teaching International Organizations, published by Edward Elgar Publishing. Lavelle’s chapter covers…